OFFICIAL DIGITAL PROGRAMME BRDC BRITISH F3 AND GT CUP 24/25 OCTOBER 2020 DONINGTON PARK NATIONAL FOR CONDITIONS OF ENTRY SEE INSIDE ALSO FEATURING WELCOME TIMETABLE The F3 Cup title will also be decided this weekend - Stefano Leaney leads, but is chased hard by Alex Fores SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER who trails by just a handful of points. 09:05 Radical SR1 Cup Qualifying 20 mins The Tiedeman Trophy fields a great variety of single 09:35 GT Cup Championship Practice 15 mins seater racing cars including 1000 cc bike engine cars, 10:00 GT Cup Championship Qualifying 15 mins Formula Fords and ‘stock engine’ Formula 3 cars. Tony 10:25 Clubmans Sports Prototype Championship Qualifying 15 mins Bishop will be hoping to retain his slender lead with one 10:50 Reprise IT Tiedeman Trophy Qualifying 15 mins event to follow at Thruxton next weekend. 11:15 BRDC British F3 Championship Qualifying 20 mins Finally the Track Attack Race Club fields a great variety 11:45 Radical SR1 Cup Race 1 20 mins of saloons and hatchbacks, aimed at providing budget 12:20 GT Cup Championship Race 2 25 mins racing for their competitors. Great camaraderie off track; elcome to Donington Park for MSVR’s 13:00 Reprise IT Tiedeman Trophy Race 3 15 mins fiercely competitive on it! penultimate visit to this fabulous venue 13:15 Lunch 40 mins in 2020. There is a great programme this 13:55 F3 Cup Championship Qualifying 15 mins W MSVR are indebted to the orange army of marshals who weekend with a mix of single seaters, GT cars, give up their weekends to ensure we can put on these 14:25 Clubmans Sports Prototype Championship Race 4 15 mins tin tops and sports racers. events and they keep the drivers safe. I would like to offer 14:55 BRDC British F3 Championship Race 5 20 mins my thanks to all the marshals, officials and volunteers Sharing the headline billing this weekend we’ve got the 15:30 Reprise IT Tiedeman Trophy Race 6 15 mins for their help this weekend. As a thank you, we will be BRDC British Formula 3 Championship and the GT Cup 16:00 Radical SR1 Cup Race 7 20 mins holding a prize draw for one lucky marshal to win a Championship. 16:35 GT Cup Championship Race 8 50 mins Formula 3000 drive at PalmerSport’s Bedford Autodrome. 17:40 Clubmans Sports Prototype Championship Race 9 15 mins The British Formula 3 Championship has its penultimate Just a brief reminder in these strange times to observe meeting this weekend, before the championship social distancing and be safe. culminates at Silverstone in two weeks. Kush Maini SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER arrives at Donington leading the standings, but is closely The challenging 2020 season is drawing to a close followed by Kaylen Frederick and Louis Foster. There are 09:05 Track Attack Race Club Qualifying 15 mins with just a handful of events remaining. We return to plenty of points up for grabs so he will lead at the end of Donington on 7th and 8th November with another 09:35 F3 Cup Championship Race 10 15 mins the weekend? terrific line up including MINI CHALLENGE and Formula 10:05 GT Cup Championship Practice 15 mins Ford. Take a look at the MSVR website at 10:30 GT Cup Championship Qualifying 15 mins GT Cup’s title will be decided here, with the final races of www.msvracing.com/cars for details of this action the year. Leading outright are Joshua Jackson and Simon 11:00 BRDC British F3 Championship Race 11 20 mins (18 laps max 20m) packed weekend. Orange. In the Sprint Challenge, John Dhillon leads from 11:35 Track Attack Race Club Race 12 15 mins Craig Wilkins. 12:05 GT Cup Championship Race 13 25 mins We’ll be back in 2021 so be sure to check in with MSVR then! 12:45 F3 Cup Championship Race 14 20 mins The final rounds of the Radical SR1 Championship play 13:05 Lunch 50 mins out with James Pinkerton topping the points. 13:55 BRDC British F3 Championship Race 15 20 mins (18 laps max 20m) The evergreen Clubmans Sports Prototype DAVID SCOTT 14:30 GT Cup Championship Race 16 50 mins Championship has enjoyed great racing in its first year SPORTING CONSULTANT, MSVR 15:35 F3 Cup Championship Race 17 20 mins with MSVR. Clive Wood leads in his fabulous Mallock 16:10 Track Attack Race Club Race 18 15 mins Mk 23. OFFICIALS Motorsport UK Steward David Simons Club Stewards Brian Poulter, John Trevethick Senior Clerk of the Course This meeting is organised by MotorSport Vision Racing, governed David Scott Clerk of the Course Terry Scannell, Gary Tanner, Tony Watts Secretary of the Meeting James Bolton by the General Competition Rules of the MOTORSPORT UK, King Deputy Secretary of the Meeting Maggie Watts Chief Scrutineer Nigel Thorne Chief Medical Officer incorporating the provisions of the International Sporting Code Loet van der Heijden Chief Flag Marshal Roy Salsbury (Saturday), Alan Crook (Sunday) Chief Paddock Marshal of the FIA, additional Supplementary Regulations and any Vince Markey Chief Pit Marshal Paul Shillaker Chief Start line Marshal Sue Tanser Chief Timekeeper Nick Palmer written instructions the organisers issue for the event. Commentators Ian Titchmarsh, Matt Suckling Chief Marshal Fay Crook Marshals/Event Officials Members of the BMMC, BARC & BRSCC and other Motorsport UK recognised Clubs Ambulances Inter-County Paramedic Ltd This event will be held under the following MOTORSPORT Rescue Units MSVR & Donington Safety Car Ian Barnett & Nigel Goater Recovery Mick Avery Paddock Manager UK permit numbers: Interclub: 119135 Stephen Green Covid-19 Officer James Bolton King National: 119134. This meeting is NCAFP permitted. Images supplied courtesy of: Jakob Ebrey 02 24/25 OCTOBER 2020 WWW.DONINGTON-PARK.CO.UK 03 NATIONAL LOTTERY? BRDC BRITISH F3 CHAMPIONSHIP Other form drivers to look out for include Ulysse de Pauw, who has been on a strong run lately, winning the most recent race of Douglas Motorsport. The Belgian has moved into contention following an excellent run of five top-two he re-jigged BRDC British Formula 3 of this weekend’s three contests from Kaylen Frederick, finishes in the last eight races. Championship chase in the latter half who follows closely after an exceptional weekend at Other race-winning drivers to look out for this weekend of this year has seen a few changes to Snetterton. T will include Carlin’s Nazim Azman, who sits fifth in the the normal running order. Some events have Carlin’s young American Frederick won the opening race standings, and Piers Prior who is aiming for a return to expanded to include four races and, whilst at the Norfolk circuit and finished second twice to reignite the top step of the podium following his success at the this remains a conventional triple-header, the his championship challenge. He led the championship opening round back in August. championship switches to the Donington Park early on before a disappointing weekend at the Brands National circuit this weekend following the Hatch GP circuit saw him drop down the order. He’s back Other young British drivers to look out for are Josh Skelton, earlier events on the Grand Prix circuit which in the fight with just two events left to run. who has led Chris Dittmann Racing’s challenge this season, and Oliver Clarke, the better placed of Hillspeed’s two full- surely has the potential to mix things up a bit. Britain’s charge this year is led by Louis Foster, who has time entries this season. Josh Mason is chasing a second career British F3 victory, whilst Max Marzorati will race for Hitech GP’s Kush Maini has led the championship since enjoyed a very strong debut series in the category with Chris Dittmann this weekend in a change of team. Brands Hatch in August, and has won at each of the last Double R. Foster claimed pole position on debut at three events to ensure he carries the series lead into Oulton Park and has continued to be a frontrunner since The BRDC British F3 grid doesn’t just feature drivers from the final six races of the season. The Indian holds just a then with three race wins to his name, including two at the UK though, indeed, the series has welcomed a truly slender, nine-point advantage in the standings ahead this venue earlier in the year. 04 24/25 OCTOBER 2020 WWW.BRITISHF3.COM 05 NATIONAL LOTTERY? international grid of aspiring competitors this year. Amongst those is Manaf Hijjawi, Douglas 2 CHAMPIONSHIPSJONATHAN HOGGARD STANDINGS Motorsport’s Jordanian ace, and the first individual from his country to race at this level of single-seater AFTER DONINGTON PARK EVENT competition in the UK. 1. Kush Maini Hitech GP 349 pts Thailand’s Sasakorn Chaimongkol returned to the 2. Kaylen Frederick Carlin 340 pts series too this year, and is looking for a podium 3. Louis Foster Double R Racing 328 pts return in the remaining races following his win in the 4. Ulysse De Pauw Douglas Motorsport 317 pts series last year. Australia’s Bart Horsten is fighting for 5. Nazim Azman Carlin 278 pts a top-ten placing in the standings, whilst Brazilian 6. Josh Skelton Chris Dittmann Racing 256 pts Roberto Faria is still adapting to life in British F3 after 7. Oliver Clarke Hillspeed 220 pts contesting just the last two rounds with Fortec. 8. Sasakorn Chaimongkol Hillspeed 215 pts 9. Bart Horsten Lanan Racing 213 pts This weekend’s grid is completed by two Americans 10.